Jamie Bartlett
Jamie Bartlett is a British author and journalist focused on technology, online extremism, digital culture, and the social effects of the internet. He is best known for The Dark Net, Radicals, and The People vs Tech, works that brought broad public attention to fringe online communities, political polarization, and the power of digital platforms.
Biography & Author's Journey
Jamie Bartlett built his career from an educational path that was less conventionally literary than his later reputation might suggest. He has spoken about coming from a comprehensive-school background, winning a scholarship for graduate study at Oxford, and later holding master’s degrees from both the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics. His decisive early turning point came through the think tank Demos, where he founded the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media in 2010 and led it for a decade, helping define a field that connected online behavior, politics, extremism, and emerging technologies. ((https://rebelbook.club/podcast/the-books-that-made-jamie-bartlett?utm_source=openai))
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"Bartlett combines an insider's expertise with a neophyte's tale of discovery"
— The Washington Post
"Bartlett anatomises the usual bogeymen and demonstrates that they're real"
— The Spectator
"Bartlett is an informal yet informed guide"
— Times Literary Supplement
"Bartlett skilfully presents OneCoin's turbulent history like a thriller"
— Reaction
"Bartlett doesn't just tell us about the dark net; he also rips through the cloak of anonymity to let us meet some of its denizens"
— Booklist
"Jamie Bartlett is an expert guide . . . he shines an invaluable light on a world that remains determinedly opaque"
— Ian Burrell
"Bartlett effectively manages to condense the political challenges of technology into his six-pillar framework"
— LSE Business Review
"Bartlett is an able guide on a journey through the margins of the web"
— The Independent
"A confident and well-informed guide . . . By meeting the people behind the online activity, Bartlett humanises it"
— New Scientist
"Jamie Bartlett races through this compelling tale of corruption, ambition and intrigue"
— Irish Independent
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